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Always keen to support worthy charities, the caring staff at Kent Blaxill builders’ merchants have gathered together a total of 16 backpacks for Mary’s Meals. Mary’s Meals is an amazing charity that works in a very simple but effective way. It works to provide a daily meal in school, so …

Kent Blaxill has joined forces with Toni & Guy this Christmas to gather food and other essentials for the Colchester Foodbank. Monica Hartley, PA to directors at Kent Blaxill has teamed up with her daughter India Whyte, technical director at Toni & Guy and co-ordinated collections for the foodbank at …

Jack Taylor, of Howarth Timber and Building Supplies, has been appointed by the Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) as Regional Chairman for the Yorkshire and Humberside region. As Regional Chair of Yorkshire and Humberside, taking the reins from Peter Mawson, Jack will lead the BMF’s activity across the region, and is …

As leaders in the engineered wood panel industry, Norbord is renowned for providing products of the highest quality to the construction industry. Equally important is Norbord’s commitment to the health and safety of their staff, and this was recently demonstrated with the launch of their new safety campaign with a …

Norbord recently celebrated the launch of their new safety campaign with a superhero-themed fun day for employees and their families at their Inverness site. The Stronger Together campaign highlights the company’s ongoing dedication to the maintenance of a safe and enjoyable working environment. Norbord holds the belief that this is …

After a year of eager anticipation, BMI UK &Ireland has marked the remarkable achievement of 100 years of concrete tile manufacture in the UK through its iconic BMI Redland brand. November 1919 was when the Redhill Tile Company was founded and on Tuesday, December 3rd, the company staged a national …

As part of its ongoing commitment to keeping up to carbon-neutral standards, XL Joinery, the market-leading supplier of doors and associated products, has announced its support of three inspiring projects throughout 2020.  The projects were chosen as a result of a staff vote at the company’s head office. The first …

Over 4,000 free bacon butties were given out to builders across Great Britain last month as Knauf Insulation celebrated the 10th anniversary of ECOSE® Technology, its unique bio-based binder for mineral wool insulation. The Feel Good Factor roadshow toured branches of builders’ merchants and distributors, visiting 36 locations nationwide over …

The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) has joined with JCB to hold a Charity Golf Day to raise funds for the BMF’s 2020 Charity Partners, Mental Health UK and Samaritans. The event takes place on 30th April 2020 at the exclusive JCB Golf and Country Club in Rocester, Staffordshire.  Guests will …

One of the most synonymous Christmas symbols and a point of great excitement for many is the Christmas decorations going up in their local town. In East Grinstead, it was no different, as the Christmas tree was once again delivered to East Grinstead town centre. For over 35 years Mid-Sussex …